This is the personal blog of Ian Ker, who was Councillor for the South Ward of the Town of Vincent from 1995 to 2009. I have been a resident of this area since 1985. This blog was originally conceived as a way of letting residents of Vincent know what I have been doing and sharing thoughts on important issues. I can now use it to sound off about things that concern me.

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Saturday, February 15, 2014

Subi's Strategic Screw-Up

It is not clear to me why Subiaco Council even felt the need to do anything other than put in a submission opposing the G7 proposal.

The G7 proposal is the only one that, as it stands, triggers the Dadour amendment poll provision - others are likely to require legal challenge in order to do so.

The Subiaco community has clearly said it wants to remain Subiaco. Those who do support change are split and there is no substantial support for any one of the alternatives.

The Dadour amendment was put in place precisely to protect Subiaco, in the first place.

All this suggests that Subiaco would be well able to generate the 50% turnout needed for a Dadour poll to be binding and that the result would be overwhelmingly against G7.

By putting in alternative proposals, whether  under 'perceived duress' or not, the Subiaco Council has helped legitimise the forced amalgamation agenda while having no chance that either of its proposals will be recommended by the Local Government Advisory Board. These proposals are too late and would require substantial consequential amendments to other proposals that it is not within the power of the LGAB to recommend.

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